US 11,691,321 B2
Polymer sealed in-mold decoration and method of manufacture
Timothy P. Curnutt, Vista, CA (US)
Assigned to CURNUTT PRODUCTS, LLC
Filed by Curnutt Products, LLC, Vista, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 9, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/93,342.
Application 15/220,265 is a division of application No. 14/191,301, filed on Feb. 26, 2014, granted, now 9,399,337, issued on Jul. 26, 2016.
Application 17/093,342 is a continuation of application No. 15/997,938, filed on Jun. 5, 2018, granted, now 10,828,811.
Application 15/997,938 is a continuation of application No. 15/220,265, filed on Jul. 26, 2016, granted, now 9,987,778.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/769,277, filed on Feb. 26, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2021/0107189 A1, Apr. 15, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B29C 45/00 (2006.01); B32B 27/06 (2006.01); B32B 15/08 (2006.01); B32B 27/08 (2006.01); B32B 27/20 (2006.01); B32B 1/00 (2006.01); B32B 3/02 (2006.01); B32B 3/04 (2006.01); B29C 45/16 (2006.01); B29C 45/14 (2006.01); B29L 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC B29C 45/0003 (2013.01) [B29C 45/14688 (2013.01); B29C 45/1671 (2013.01); B32B 1/00 (2013.01); B32B 3/02 (2013.01); B32B 3/04 (2013.01); B32B 15/08 (2013.01); B32B 27/06 (2013.01); B32B 27/08 (2013.01); B32B 27/20 (2013.01); B29L 2009/00 (2013.01); B32B 2307/714 (2013.01); B32B 2451/00 (2013.01); B32B 2601/00 (2013.01); Y10T 428/26 (2015.01); Y10T 428/31504 (2015.04); Y10T 428/31678 (2015.04)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A polymer sealed in-mold decoration comprising:
an in-mold decoration layer having an in-mold decoration surface area;
a substrate having a substrate surface area larger than said in-mold decoration surface area and an external perimeter, said substrate is bonded to said in-mold decoration layer, thereby forming an exposed external portion of said substrate extending between said in-mold decoration and said external perimeter of said substrate;
a first molded layer attached to said in-mold decoration layer with an exposed portion of said first molded layer extending beyond said in-mold decoration layer;
a second molded layer covering said in-mold decoration layer and attached to said exposed portion of said first molded layer;
wherein said in-mold decoration layer is sealed between said first molded layer and said second molded layer.